Academic Opportunities

I’m delighted to announce the call for the fourth edition of the ReSToRE (Researching Social Theories, Resources and Environment) International Summer School is now open. The theme is this year “Delivering Sustainability to the Global Community”. 

The ReSToRE Summer School will be held from 29 June – 3 July 2026 at UCD in Dublin, Ireland. This is an exciting opportunity for a select group of early career researchers and practitioners from the natural, physical, and social sciences and humanities to tackle complex issues associated with earth resources. 

The deadline for applying is the 1^st of December.

More information is available on the ReSToRE website. I would also be grateful if you would please share this information with anyone who might be interested in joining. They can sign up to our mailing list via the website or join the ReSToRE LinkedIn Group!

Kind regards,

Geertje

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a call for applications for two fully funded SDG^nexus Network PhD scholarship positions within the “Land Use” research group at the Center for International Development and Environmental Research in Giessen. The land use group works on Patterns, Causes, and Consequences of Agricultural Transitions, Land Use and Water Nexus focusing on Central Asia, including Mongolia, and north-eastern Latin America. Both positions offer an opportunity to build expertise in the integrative use of satellite remote sensing and land use modeling.

Please share this announcement with suitable candidates in your networks. The application deadline is August 20, 2025. Full details on the research concept, requirements, and application process can be found in the official call.

Kind regards,

Björn Weeser

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Dr. rer. nat. Björn Weeser  

Center for International Development
and Environmental Research (ZEU)

Justus Liebig University Giessen

Senckenbergstraße 3

D-35390 Gießen

Fon +49 641 99 12705

Fax +49 641 99 12709

http://www.sdgnexus.net

Call for the submission of abstracts

Workshop on economics and environmental resources in Heartland, Illinois

Saturday, October 25 – Sunday 26 October 2025

¡Submit an abstract to present at the 15.Th edition from HERE@Illinois!

Deadline for submission of abstracts: June 30, 2025

Workshop description:

The Workshop on Economics and Environmental Resources of Heartland will be held for the fifteenth consecutive year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, from Saturday 25 to Sunday 26 October 2025, at the Illini Union on the campus of the University of Illinois. The topics of the sessions will be selected in function of the proposals received. The workshop, a day and a half of duration (from average Saturday morning until mid-afternoon Sunday), and shall include:

· A lunch Saturday with a presentation on adaptation and mitigation of climate change and a lunch on Sunday with a round-table discussion about natural disasters.

· Multiple sessions of paper presentations of 20 minutes.

· Two series of short presentations of research of 8 minutes.

· Posters research exposed during the breaks and a reception.

· Numerous pauses to share ideas and develop new collaborations.

The objectives of HERE@Illinois are, as always, to stimulate research and to create a community in the field of environmental economics, with special attention to the Middle West of the united States. The workshop will bring together people to exchange ideas and foster new collaborations. Through sessions of selected papers will identify urgent issues of public policy and research topics emerging in the field of economics and environmental resources. Finally, it will offer opportunities for networking and development to graduate students and novice teachers in the field of economics and environmental resources.

The number of entries is limited to 80 so that the size of the event is conducive to an active exchange of ideas. So spread the word! Hope to see you at Urbana-Champaign in October.

Instructions for submission of abstracts

HERE@Illinois with professors, posdoctorados, graduate students, and economists and environmental resources in general as presenters of selected papers. If you’re interested in making a presentation, please fill out the registration form and submit your abstract here prior to June 30, 2025. , The abstract should not exceed 500 words.

Lengthy presentations must correspond to investigations that are, at a minimum, in the draft stage. The short presentations of eight minutes, and the posters are perfect for communicating any thing, from new ideas to a finished product. The selection of abstracts will be completed and notified to all authors of the final programme before the end of the first week of August.

Organizing committee of 2025: Shadi Atallah, Diego Cardoso, Sandy Dall’erba, Tatyana Deryugina, Gal Hochman, Andy Hultgren, Jared Hutchins, Madhu Khanna, Bill Ridley, Marin Skidmore, Becca Taylor, and the Field Xu.

E-mail: Heartland@illinois.edu

Web site: https://publish.illinois.edu/heartland/

¡Submit your proposal!

Deadline: November 15, 2024

Invited the members of the Latin american Association of Economists and Environmental Resources (LAERE) to submit proposals for complete sessions for the 1st Congress of the Latin american Association of Economists and Environmental Resources. The Congress will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, from 19 to 21 march 2025. This event provides practitioners and academics with the opportunity to increase the visibility of their research and to promote our field of study.

The sessions have a duration of 75 minutes. Each special session is organized by a president and three (3) speakers you have 25 minutes each. It requires a slide presentation (e.g., PowerPoint) for each oral presentation, but the online submission system also allows participants to upload full-text articles or other types of material support.

Participants who wish to take part in the event with a session organized by LAERE need to send a file with the following information:

· The title and a summary of the session

· The focus of the session in terms of thematic categories spacious (for example, agricultural policy and rural)

· The name, affiliation and contact details of the chairman of the session

· The author(s), title and abstract of each contribution

The phrase “Call for Sessions Submission,” should appear in the file name.

Link to send the proposal: https://live.eventtia.com/es/call-for-sessions-laere

The session proposals submitted without all required information will not be considered. Will be sent confirmations electronic proposals received to all senders.

The deadline to submit your proposal to LAERE is on the 15th of November, 2024.

The proposals will be pre-screened by a committee appointed by LAERE.

It is expected notification of selection for December 10.

For more information or to discuss your participation, please contact info@laere.org.

We are pleased to announce the Winter School, EAERE 2025 on the topic of Economics of Biodiversity, organized by the University Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB) in collaboration with the European Association of Environmental Economists and Resources (EAERE). The school will take place from 19 to 24 January 2025 at the Centre Jean 23 in Annecy-le-Vieux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Focus: Economics of Biodiversity

This year’s theme, ‘Economics of Biodiversity’, will explore the connections between the economy, biodiversity, and nature. Based on the Review Dasgupta on the Economics of Biodiversity (2021), which stresses that the economy is ‘immersed’ in nature, the school will examine how the economic activity is limited by the biosphere, and how sustainable development depends on biodiversity.

Through five lectures given by experts, participants will address key questions, such as:

• How do we measure biodiversity for economic analysis and accounting of natural capital?
• What role can be played as nature-based solutions to address externalities local and global?
• What is the contribution of biodiversity to the resilience and affordable insurance?
• What is the role of public policies and the financial markets to halt the loss of biodiversity?

Lecturers and Topics

• Ben Groom, University of Exeter, United Kingdom: Introduction to the Economics of Biodiversity – Measurement, Assessment, and the Economy is Immersed in the Nature
• Stefan Baumgartner, University of Freiburg, Germany: Values Security and Resilience of Biodiversity
• Anne-Sophie Crépin, Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Sweden: Modeling of Economic Systems-Complex Ecological
• Additional faculty and topics on biodiversity policy and finance yet to be confirmed.

Who Can Apply?

The Winter School is aimed at phd students and postdoctoral fellows who are advanced in their studies and be able to submit at least a substantial chapter of his work. Applicants accepted must be members of EAERE 2025.

Application process

To apply, send the following documents in a single PDF file to andrea.rangel-guevara@univ-smb.fr with the subject “Application EAERE/USMB Winter School + Last name”:

1. Application form (available for download)
2. Motivation letter
3. Curriculum vitae
4. Letter of recommendation from supervisor
5. First draft of the work to be submitted (accepted full papers and extended abstracts)

Important Dates:

• Application deadline: October 31, 2024
• Notification of acceptance: November 18, 2024
• Registration deadline: November 29, 2024

Participation rate

The participation rate is 440 EUR, which covers:

• Accommodation in shared rooms from 19 to 24 January 2025
• Full board during the program
• Course materials and certificate of participation

A limited number of travel grants may be available for those participants without sufficient institutional funding.

For more details, visit the call complete on the web site of EAERE or contact with the Secretariat of the Winter School on ws2025.eaere@univ-smb.fr.

It posits now and immerse yourself in the field of the Economics of Biodiversity!

Are you a phd student or post-doctoral researchers interested in the economics and environmental resources? This opportunity is for you!

📅 Summer school EAERE 2025

📍 Castle of Seggau near Graz, Austria

📆 7 to 13 June 2025

🎯 Theme: ‘The design of international agreements on the environment: drivers and barriers to success’

👩🏫 Learn from experts of world-class environmental economics and global governance, with lectures from renowned teachers of Bocconi, Graz, Kassel, Valencia and many more.

📌 Why participate?

✅ Lectures of leading experts

✅ Methodologies, cutting-edge: theoretical models, experiments, and simulations

✅ Accommodation in a castle with full board 🍽️🏰

✅ Networking with researchers from all over the world

✅ Participation certificate 📜

💰 Cost: 440 EUR (includes accommodation in a double room and full board). Option of single room is available for a fee.

🎓 Scholarships available for those who need financial assistance.

📩 Apply before march 7, 2025 sending a single PDF with the required documents eaere-summer-school@uni-graz.at

🔗 More details at the web page of EAERE. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity of learning and networking! 🌱✨

#EAERE2025 #EconomíaMedioambiental #Research #Sustainability #OportunidadAcadémica

Are you a researcher highly-motivated and passionate about sustainable transformation and the points of inflection positive in the Global South? 🌱🔬 The Carolina Foundation, in collaboration with professor Laura Pereira, offering scholarships and grants to researchers iberoamerican of different academic levels and fields related to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.

🎓 Scholarships available:

✅ Scholarships for master’s, phd and post-doctoral researchers

✅ Mobility grants for teachers

✅ All fields of research aligned with the objectives of sustainability and development

📅 Deadline:

📌 March 12, 2025: scholarships graduate and institutional

📌 April 3, 2025: other modalities

📍 Location: Spain 🇪🇸

💡 If you’re interested or you know someone who might be pregnant, do not hesitate to get in touch with us! This is an amazing opportunity to advance your research in an academic setting of the first level. 🌎✨

🔗 It asks for your place now, and part of the change! 🚀

Project leader: Dr. Ronan McDermott (ronan.mcdermott@ucd.ie)

Deadline: Thursday, November 7, 2024

The Centre for Humanitarian Action (UCD CHA) of the Faculty of Agriculture and

Food science of the University of Dublin is pleased to offer a phd scholarship Ad Astra fully funded on a related topic

with the intersection of governance and the fields of disaster risk reduction and/or the

adaptation to climate change. Areas of research may include the assessment of vulnerability and risk, risk perception, on the part of stakeholders and the role of the government and humanitarian actors in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. This scholarship supports cross-disciplinary projects that incorporate empirical research is substantial.

The UCD CHA offers a collaborative environment and global approach, with strong alliances, particularly with partners from the Global South, which deals with humanitarian issues critical as resilience in the face of the crisis, the localized help and gender-based violence. The researchers will participate in projects of great impact that contribute to sustainable solutions and driven at the local level to the global challenges more pressing. For more information, see our web page.

The selected candidate will perform a doctorate at the Centre of Humanitarian Action of the UCD under the

supervision of Dr. Ronan McDermott, from January of 2025.

The scholarship will provide:

• Tuition fees up to the amount corresponding to the rate for students not belonging to the EU;
• A one-year scholarship of 22 000 €; and
• An annual budget of € 4000 for expenses related to research, as the data collection,
• attendance at conferences, etc.
• The scholarship has a maximum duration of four years, renewable each year if the progress is satisfactory.
• The scholarship is only available to full-time.
• Application process:
• Requests should be sent to Dr. Ronan McDermott (ronan.mcdermott@ucd.ie) before the end of the day 7
• of
• November 2024 with the subject ‘Application for phd scholarship Ad Astra’ and the
• name of the candidate.
• Applications must include the following documents in PDF format:
• A cover letter (one page maximum) in the statement setting out the reasons for the interest in the scholarship and the theme
• research;
• A brief research proposal (1000 to 1500 words maximum) should include: a statement
• the area of interest proposal within the overall theme of the disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate
• ; a brief review of the literature which point to the jobs that could be based on the proposed approach
• ; and a brief description of the proposed methodology;
• Copies of all academic records. If you are currently enrolled in a master’s program and still not
• features of the final grade, you need to include all the records up to date;
• CV or curriculum vitae;
• The names and contact details of two academic references; and
• Test of English language proficiency (in the case of applicants whose first language is not English and
• Have NOT obtained college degrees prior to a university in an English-speaking country).
• Click the link below for more information: Requirements of English
• The presentation of the records of original and other documents will be an
• requirement for the granting final for a place in the program.
• You may also be asked to perform a personal interview, or online as part of the application process.
• Specific questions about the phd scholarship and the application process may be addressed to the
• Dr. Ronan McDermott.